I have used their body wash and although it smelled great, I ended up having a severe allergic reaction and had to spend the day in the ER. I woke up with my whole face swollen and could barely open my eyes. Ends up, I'm allergic to the sulfates. Seems like a lot of people are allergic to sulfates so why would they user them?

I got a sample of Purity and tried it and wasn't impressed. It didn't seem to clean my skin very much and didn't help with blemishes. And then I looked at the ingredients and was shocked! You would think with a name like Purity that they would have pure ingredients. It has parabens in it which are scary chemicals linked to breast cancer. I threw it out right away.

gave me an allergic reaction. If your not sensitive to it is a good cleanser, there are better ones that are just as gentle and effective.

I've noticed that Philosophy brand products contain parabens so for that reason I do not use them. It's ironic that a product with the word "purity" in it's name would contain something like parabens so I was very disappointed. I recv'd a Birthday Cake smelling cleanser as a present and while I dug the smell, I couldn't bring myself to use it. I realize not everybody feels the same way I do about parabens in their products, but I have a fluid filled mass in my right breast which, coincidence or not, actually got smaller in the year that I stopped using products containing parabens- so for me, it's important to use products that are paraben-free. To that end I find that the "Yes to..." line of cleansers and moisturizers (Yes to Carrots, Yes to Tomatoes, etc) are paraben-free and perform wonderfully; as do many St. Ives products. I wish Philosophy and many other high-end brands would introduce some paraben-free products because I do like my beauty products (Sephora knows me well!). This is just my 2 cents.

Wow, got to do some research on paraben after reading that! The reason I really didn't care for this cleanser is because it's too waxy for me and doesn't clean my T-zone like other cleansers do. Leaves my T-zone greasy.

Not noticing any difference on skin after 1 week of usage??

I have used this product for the past few years. For most of that time I was pleased with the results - my face felt clean, soft, and breakouts were reduced. Lately, however, it has made my skin feel tight and dry. As soon as this bottle runs out, I plan on finding something new.

I've purchased a set of facial products from Philosophy. I like this facial cleanser in particular for a makeup remover. It is very gentle on the skin and does not cause me any breakouts. However it is lower on my list of favorite facial cleansers because it's almost too gentle and very overpriced. For the price of one 8oz. bottle I can't recommend this product.

It's ok, but it doesn't seem to be any better than a cheaper drugstore wash. It rinses clean which is nice and smells good and Philosophy products always have fun packaging.

I buy this for my teenagers acne.

Some Ingredients less than desirable for price tag I was religiously using this product for the last 4-5 years. I liked it but never LOVED it, more so I think I kept using it because it didn't break me out and I hadn't found something better. It's one of those "meh" cleansers. I have sensitive skin and it never bothered me, or especially hard to find it did not burn my very sensitive eyes. I did notice that using a toner after cleansing I would find traces of makeup, and for the price you can get an all in one cleanser. Recently have been getting more obsessed with my skin care routine and did a little digging into the ingredients and found some not so great things in it. For that price I would rather have a cleanser that I can feel good about what is in it, and really cleans my face. Now that I've gotten more into skincare and testing a lot of products, I am finding cleansers that actually make me enjoy cleaning my face, which was more of a "thing you do" with purity.

Great product! I have used Purity off and on for several years. It is great for combination skin. I have also found it is gentle enough to use on sensitive skin.

This is one of the best facial cleansers that I have ever used. It removes makeup really well (except waterproof mascara) and doesn't sting the eyes. It is very highly concentrated so a little goes a long way. I think that it has a really clean fresh smell even though some people don't like it. I like the different sizes available and for as long as it lasts it is worth the price. The reason I didn't give Philosophy five stars is because there are not any places in the city I live in to purchase these products and I had SO many problems ordering on-line directly from Philosophy.

This product is great. I use it with my clairisonic and my skin feels clean without the tightening/drying feeling some cleaners leave you with. I am very sensitive to smells and this one doesn't bother me at all.

This is a wonderful cleanser in that it removes make up AND cleanses. This product does the job of 2-3 products, which in the long run saves money. Has a lovely herbal scent. I used this for probably around a year and was very satisfied with it, although I did not like the fact that it contained a lot of chemicals and not many natural ingredients.